Have you discovered any good family-friendly routes this summer? If you have any you'd recommend to others, please get in touchand we'll get them added to the Routes to Try section of this blog. Contact: familycycling@spokes.org.uk, or @WeansOnWheels.
[And if anyone could help with online mapping skills that would also be great, to get the routes marked up as maps rather than just descriptions.]
For those not already familiar with the Sustrans website, there is a collection of "Pocket-sized family rides in the UK".
www.sustrans.org.uk/freerangekids/families/cycling-with-kids/where-to-cycle/pocket-sized-family-rides
Worth looking at (especially if you're on holiday elsewhere in the UK), with two so far in Scotland, below (with printable pdf pages too).
1. Dalkeith - Musselburgh Esk Valley route - mainly a shared-use path for walkers and cyclists, with some short on-road sections
www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/free%20range%20kids/families/map%20activity%20sheets/frk_esk_web_6.pdf
2. Union Canal - Linlithgow - Falkirk - flat tow path
www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/free%20range%20kids/families/map%20activity%20sheets/frk_union_canal_scot_final.pdf
I would not recommend the Dalkeith to Musselburgh for kids. The on-road section through Whitecraig is very dangerous due to the pinch points which push the cyclist into the traffic.
ReplyDeleteYou need to be very confident and assertive if there is a vehicle approaching from behind when you negotiate these obstacles.
Bob - thanks for the comment. Weans On Wheels hasn't yet had a chance to try out that route though hopefully will fairly soon. Had hoped it would be fine given Sustrans quality assurance. Will go and have a look anyway.
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